Game apparatus



Nov. 27, 1.928. 1,693,414

F. L. BURT GAME APPARATUS Filed Nov. 28, 1927 WITNESSES I N i -INTOR Z y6de/z(% gelano/fiul ATTORNEY a 'golf putting with the inner ends of then Patented Nov. 27,1928.

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Application filed November use, is primarily intended for use indoors.as practice device, 'Afn object of the invention. is to provide adeviceof this characterequipped with a number of object pockets or thelike into which the player is adapted. tofputta golf ball. Preferablythe device consists of a relatively thick plate having notchescujt inits edges otches constituting object pockets. The notches are arrangedat'diverse angles so that the practicer will have to approach thevarious object pockets from various angles, and the putting must be donewith considerable accuracy in order to pocket the ball.

As noted above, the apparatus is unlike previous devices in that theobject pockets constitute notches cut in the edges of a relatively thickplate-like member. These notches may be supplemented if desired byadditional battle means such as ramps or the like. a

Other objects of the invention are to provide a putting apparatus ofextremely simple, practical construction which will be rugged anddurable, which will be both amusing and beneficial to the practicer whouses it, and which is well suited to the requirements of economicalmanufacture.

. lVith the above noted and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in certain novel features of construction and combinations andarrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth andpointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understoodfrom the following description in connection With the ings, whereinFig.1 is a plan View of a device embodying the present accompanyingdrawinvention.

Fig. 2 is a view on a reduced scale taken ap proximately on the line 22of Fig. 1, showing the device laid upon a rug or other floor covering,and indicating the thickness of the plate relatively to a golf ball.

In the drawings I'have used the reference numeral 10 to designate in itsentirety a relatively heavy plate which may be of wood or any othersuitable material, and which is of a thickness approximately equal tothreequarters of the diameter of an ordinary golf ball. This plate asillustrated inthe drawings may be of. general elongated formation, ormay be of any other shape desired.

game apparatus of the present inventlon while, capableof either indooror outdoor 2S, 1927. Serial No. 236,244.

The plate which-I have illustrated is I pro,- vided with tw 0 sets ofnotches 11 and 12 arranged along its two sides, and with an additionalnotch 13' cutinto one end of the plate.

These notches constitute object pockets into which a golf ball such as14 is adapted to be driven by the use of theconventional putter. Theparticular arrangement of notches illustrated is subject to an infinitevariety of variations, and are primarily designed to compel thepracticer to approach the objective notches from various angles. As bestseen in Fig. l, a ball may enter certain of the pockets when travellingat right angles to the longitudinal axis of the plate 10. Other pocketsare so arranged that an initial approach shot must be made before theball can be pocketed. Certain of the pockets are relatively deep, andothers are relatively shallow. Some of them have substantiallyunobstructed entrance passageways at 15, while others are provided withramps 16 disposed across the entrance passageways and constitutinghazards. A ball driven too'hard up one of the ramps Will completely jumpthe pocket instead of dropping into it.

Preferably, each notch is numbered, these numbers reading consecutivelyfrom 1 to 9. In using the apparatus, plate 10 is laid upon the floorpreferably upon some relatively soft floor covering such as the rug 17,and the player places ranged starting line at some distance from theplate; this starting line being approximately parallel to thelongitudinal axis of the plate. The ball is successively played intoeach pocket or notch, being brought back every time to the starting lineafter it has been pocketed; the object of the game being to pocket theball in every notch in the least total number of strokes.

After one side of the board (and preferably the fifth hole) have beenplayed, the board is reversed, so that pockets 6, 7, 8 and 9 will facethe starting line.

Obviously, various changes and alterations might be made in the generalform and arrangement of the parts described without departing from theinvention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth,but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. A golf putting game including a plate adapted to be laid flatly uponasuitable surface and of a thickness sui'licient to block a slowlyrolling golf ball, said plate having a plurality of object notches outin different edges defining pockets into which a golf ball is adapted tobe putted.

2. A golf putting game including a plate adapted to be laid flatly upona suitable surface and of a thickness sufficient to block a slowlyrolling golf ball, said plate having a plurality of object notches cutin its edges defining pockets into which a golf ball is adapted to beputted, said notches being disposed at various angles relatively to theedge of the plate.

8. A golf puttinggame including a plate adapted to be laid flatly upon asuitablesur face and of a thickness suflicient to block slowly rollinggolf ball, said plate having a pluralityof object- 'notches cut in itsedges defining pockets into which a golf ball is adapted to be patted,said notches being disposed at various angles relatively to the edge ofthe plate and being of varying widths.

4. A golf putting game including a plate adapted to be laid flatly upona suitable surface and of a thickness suflicient to block a slowlyrolling golf ball, said plate having a plurality of object notches cutin its edges defining pockets into which a golf ball is adapted to beputted, ramp members disposed in certain of said notches over which theball must roll to enter the bottom of the notches.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this25th day of November, A. D. 1927.

FREDERICK LELAND BURT.

